释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ease /iz/USA pronunciation n., v., eased, eas•ing. n. [uncountable] - freedom from concern, anxiety, or worry:Let me put your mind at ease.
- freedom from difficulty;
facility:We won the game with ease. - freedom from financial need;
plenty:a life of ease. v. - [ ~ + obj] to free from anxiety or care:The pilot's calm voice eased the passengers' fears.
- to (cause to) become less painful: [ ~ + obj]:The aspirin eased his headache.[no obj]:As the aspirin took effect, his headache eased.
- to (cause to) become less difficult or severe: [no object]Tensions eased as the UN team arrived and organized a truce.[~ + object]The two leaders have been trying to ease tension between their countries.[~ + up/off + on + object]The boss has eased up on him now that he's doing good work.
- to (cause to) be moved or shifted with great care: [~ + object]The pilot eased the plane down the runway.[no object]The plane eased down the runway, then gradually took off.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ease (ēz),USA pronunciation n., v., eased, eas•ing. n. - freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance;
tranquil rest; comfort:to enjoy one's ease. - freedom from concern, anxiety, or solicitude;
a quiet state of mind:to be at ease about one's health. - freedom from difficulty or great effort;
facility:It can be done with ease. - freedom from financial need;
plenty:a life of ease on a moderate income. - freedom from stiffness, constraint, or formality;
unaffectedness:ease of manner; the ease and elegance of her poetry. - at ease. [Mil.]a position of rest in which soldiers may relax but may not leave their places or talk.
v.t. - to free from anxiety or care:to ease one's mind.
- to mitigate, lighten, or lessen:to ease pain.
- to release from pressure, tension, or the like.
- to move or shift with great care:to ease a car into a narrow parking space.
- to render less difficult;
facilitate:I'll help if it will ease your job. - Architectureto provide (an architectural member) with an easement.
- Nautical, Naval Terms[Shipbuilding.]to trim (a timber of a wooden hull) so as to fair its surface into the desired form of the hull.
- Naval Terms[Naut.]
- , Nautical, Naval Termsto bring (the helm or rudder of a vessel) slowly amidships.
- , Nautical, Naval Termsto bring the head of (a vessel) into the wind.
- , Nautical, Naval Termsto slacken or lessen the hold upon (a rope).
- , Nautical, Naval Termsto lessen the hold of (the brake of a windlass).
v.i. - to abate in severity, pressure, tension, etc. (often fol. by off or up).
- to become less painful, burdensome, etc.
- to move, shift, or be moved or be shifted with great care.
- ease out, to remove from a position of authority, a job, or the like, esp. by methods intended to be tactful:He was eased out as division head to make way for the boss's nephew.
- Anglo-French e(i)ser, Old French aisier, derivative of the noun, nominal
- Vulgar Latin *adjace(m), accusative of *adjacēs vicinity (compare Medieval Latin in aiace in (the) vicinity), the regular outcome of Latin adjacēns adjacent, taken in Vulgar Latin as a noun, nominal of the type nūbēs, accusative nūbem cloud; (verb, verbal) Middle English esen
- Anglo-French ese, Old French aise, eise comfort, convenience
- (noun, nominal) Middle English ese, eise 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged repose, contentment, effortlessness. Ease, comfort refer to a sense of relaxation or of well-being. Ease implies a relaxed condition with an absence of effort or pressure:a life of ease.Comfort suggests a sense of well-being, along with ease, which produces a quiet happiness and contentment:comfort in one's old age.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tranquillity, serenity, calmness, peace.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged naturalness, informality.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged comfort, relieve, disburden; tranquilize, soothe.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged alleviate, assuage, allay, abate, reduce.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged discomfort, effort.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disturbance.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stiffness, formality, tenseness.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ease /iːz/ n - freedom from discomfort, worry, or anxiety
- lack of difficulty, labour, or awkwardness; facility
- rest, leisure, or relaxation
- freedom from poverty or financial embarrassment; affluence: a life of ease
- lack of restraint, embarrassment, or stiffness: his ease of manner disarmed us
- at ease ⇒ (of a standing soldier, etc) in a relaxed position with the feet apart and hands linked behind the back
- a command to adopt such a position
- in a relaxed attitude or frame of mind
vb - to make or become less burdensome
- (transitive) to relieve (a person) of worry or care; comfort
- (transitive) to make comfortable or give rest to
- (transitive) to make less difficult; facilitate
- to move or cause to move into, out of, etc, with careful manipulation
- when intr, often followed by off or up: to lessen or cause to lessen in severity, pressure, tension, or strain; slacken, loosen, or abate
- ease oneself, ease nature ⇒ archaic euphemistic to urinate or defecate
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French aise ease, opportunity, from Latin adjacēns neighbouring (area); see adjacent |